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COVID 1 Year: The Sports World Stopped, But Hope And Progress Are Beginning To Win The Days

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The coronavirus pandemic brought on the most significant disruption to the sporting calendar since World War II.

Around the world, games and events were canceled or postponed, forcing teams and organizations to adapt, CBS2’s Otis Livingston reported.

On March 11, 2020, the Oklahoma City Thunder-Utah game in Salt Lake City was postponed seconds before tip-off in a surreal scene after Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. The virus suddenly became very real in the sports world.

Less than 24 hours later, college basketball’s Big East tournament was cancelled — at halftime of the St.